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China-ASEAN Negotiations on Code of Conduct for the South China Sea
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

It has been reported in the media that China and the ten ASEAN countries have agreed on a single draft of a negotiating text for a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea (SCS). The formal announcement may be made soon. Negotiations on COC will

August 01, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, South China Sea, Code of Conduct
कोरिया प्रायद्वीप में शुरू हुआ संवादः सामुद्रिक सुरक्षा के समाधान की उम्मीद
Commodore Somen Banerjee

इस साल 26 अप्रैल को दक्षिण कोरियाई धरती पर कदम रखते ही किम जोंग उन 1950 के दशक में कोरियाई युद्ध के बा

July 27, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi, उत्तर और दक्षिण कोरिया, सामुद्रिक विवादों के समाधान
Working to a Game Plan: Kim Jong-un
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

One has got to give it to Kim Jong-un, or more appropriately, the neo international statesman, who now with a ‘winner’ lapel on his coat is already in the mop up mode of consolidating and furthering the gains of his Singapore Summit. In just a w

July 18, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s economic re-construction
The Wanshou dialogue on the Global Security, Beijing
Dr Teshu Singh

The Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament organised the first Wanshou Dialogue on the Global Security on 20-21 June 2018. The deliberations were divided into three sections: Sino-US Relations and the Asia-Pacific Security Situation

July 16, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, Wanshou dialogue, Global Security
Putin-Trump Summit: Untangling the Knots
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Ensuring Peace is a global good and a responsibility of all countries and stake holders. But it is more so of the Hyper and Super powers, who always indulge in the political chess games and move their rooks adroitly and sometimes bluntly, to ensure t

July 15, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, Russia, Commentary, Helsinki Summit, Trump-Putin meeting
A Significant Visit from the Land of the ‘Princess of Ayodhya’
Amb Skand Ranjan Tayal

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in paid a highly significant visit to India on 8-11 July 2018 to cement his ‘New Southern Policy’ of increased focus on India and ASEAN countries. President Moon repeatedly said that his administration’s objec

July 13, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Commentary, South Korean President’s visit, India-South Korea relations
Deterrence Failure or Lasting Peace, the Korean Game’s Up for Grabs
Pinaki Bhattacharya

James Clapper, former director of national intelligence of the Barack Obama administration – otherwise a severe critic of the US President Donald J Trump’s various policies 1- recalled in a 19 May 2018 article for the New York Time

July 11, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, Trump-Kim Summit, Denuclearisation of Korea
Modi’s foreign policy pragmatic
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Published in Mail Today on 10 July 2018.

July 10, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, VIF Scholars Outreach, Article, Modi’s foreign policy
Iran’s Nuclear Deal, Oil and US Sanctions
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

A meeting of the Joint Commission established under Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) took place in Vienna on 6th July. The Joint Commission was set up as the mechanism to resolve any disputes arising out of implementation of the Iran nucle

July 09, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Iran’s oil & gas exports, JCPOA Vienna meeting
Significance of President of Seychelles Danny Faure’s Visit to India
Dr Neha Sinha

Over the last few years, India’s outreach to Africa has been considerable, particularly the relation between Indian and Seychelles has always been worthy of attention. Since 1976, when Seychelles gained independence, the relationship between the t

July 09, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indian Ocean Region, Commentary, Seychelles President’s visit, Assumption Island, Indo-Seychelles relationship
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